Canceling, indorsing, and coupon-cutting attachment for adding-machines.



. f- C. RINSCHE.

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5 SHEETS-SHEET 3- F. C. RINSCHE. CANGELING, INDORSING, AND COUPON GUTHNQATTACHMENT FDR ADDING MACHINES.

APPUCATION HLED FEB- 3. 1913- 1,262,097. Patented Apr. 9,1918.

F. C. RINSCHE. CANCELING, mooasms, AND COUPON cumws ATTACHMENT FORADDING MACHlNES. APPLICATION FILED FEB.!3.19!3.

1,262,097. Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK C. RINSCHE, 013 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO BURROUGHS ADDINGMACHINE COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

GANCELIN G, 1N DOBSING, AND COUPON-CUTTING ATTACHMENT FORADDING-MACHINES.

Specification of netters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Application filed February 13, 1913. Serial No. 748,208.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. Rnvscnn, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Detroit, Wayne county, in the State of Michigan, haveinvented a certain new and useful Canceling, Indorsing, and Coupon-Cutting Attachment for Adding-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide simple and efficient mechanismcooperating with an adding machine and preferably used as an attachmentthereto, whereby such Work as the indorsing or canceling of checks andthe like, or the receipting of bills and the detaching or cutting of astub or coupon or the same may be accomplished as an incident of theoperation of the machine that records the amounts of such checks, bi ls,or the like. To this end I provide prmting mechanism and also cutting orsevering mechanism for the work to be done that requires the latteroperation, and make provision for the operation of the printingmechanism by one of the usual power members of the adding machine.Another object of my invention is to make provision for the canceling ormarking and cutting of different sizes of checks, bills, and the likewhich are run through the machine and also to insure the accurate orstraight running of the checks, bills, etc., through the machine. Myinvention also includes other novel and advantageous features ofconstruction and mode of operation which will be apparent from thedescription hereinafter given.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of'a portion of a Burroughsadding machine and of my attachment applied thereto; Fig

2 a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 a detailed section on the line 3-3 ofFig. 2; Fig. 4 a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detailcross section of a printing block; Fig. 5 a sectional elevation on theline 55 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a plane section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;Fig. 7, a detail section on the line 77 of Fig. 4; Fig. 8, ii somewhatsimilar view showing a diflerent position of the numbers when the addingmachine handle has been turned forward; Figs. 9 and 10, detail views ofthe means or preventing uneven feeding of the paper; and Fig. 11 is a.vertical cross section taken substantially on the line 1111 of Fig. 2.

For the sake of a clear and definite description of my invention, I havechosen to show the same in connection with the well known Burroughsadding machine such as exemplified in Burroughs United States LettorsPatents Nos. 130L963 and 505,078, dated September 12, 1893, although, aswill be obvious, my invention is applicable to adding machines ofdifferent make and type without any departure from the spirit and scopeof my invention. Moreover, while the particular Burroughs machine hereinillustrated is of the hand-operatcd type, the same being operated by thehandle 367, yet my invention is equally applicable to the powerdriventype of machine.

Referring to the particular embodiment of my invention as illustrated inthe draw ings, the attachment includes a main frame, printing andcutting mechanism mounted therein, a frame plate connecting the mainframe with one side of the adding machine (here the left side thereof,Fig. 1),and operating connections between the movable part of the addng'machine, such as one of its power members.

The mainframe of the attachment is in the form of a yoke 1 which is thepreferred form, as it provides at the outer side an opening with theresult that papers of greater width than the frame may be operated uponby the attachment in the manner hereinafter made apparent. The two limbsof this yoke are in substantially parallel horizontal planes and thebase of the yoke which is here the inner end or side thereof, adjacentthe adding machine, is secured to a frame plate 2, which in turn isdetachably and adjnstably secured to the frame or casing 3, of theadding machine, indicated generally by the reference character A. Asshown more particularly in Figs. 4 and 6, the main frame or yoke isprovided with a. vert cal flange 1 which is secured to the angularlyshaped frame plate 2 in suitable manner, as b means of screws 4. Thisframe plate is of a triangular form, shown in Fi 1 and 2, with tw'o ofthe arms or branc es 2" and 2*, extending in a substantially horizontaldirection and away from each other, and provided at their ends withangular slots. This plate also has a third arm or branch 2 extending ina substantially vertical direction. The outer ends of the branches 2 and2 are provided with angular slots 2 adapted to receive the shoulderscrews 5, screwed into the lugs 3 projectin laterally from the lefthandside of the a ding machine casing Fig. 1. The lower or vertical branchof the rame plate is inclined at its lower end at a certain angle and isadapted to rest upon and be secured.

to a lug 3 on the lower side of the adding machine casing which lug hasa corresponding inclination, Fig. 2. This branch 2 is secured to the In3" by means of screws 6 assing through t e lateral flange 2 of saidbranch and entering the lug 3", Fig. 4. In order to provide for asubstantially vertical adjustment of the frame plate, I employ an adusting screw 7, screw-threaded into the flange 2 and abutting againstthe face of the lug 3 The an le or inclination of the lower end of thisranch or arm 2 is at right angles to the direction or angle of the slots2, with the result that when the screw 7 is adjusted, the movement ofthe entire frame plate is accommodated. This late is adjustable so as toestablish the registering relationship between the gearing hereinafterdescribed. 1

Within the frame 1 there are mounted to rotate two parallel shafts 8 and9, the former of which is mounted in the upper portion or limb of theyoke and the latter of which is mounted in the lower portion or limb ofthe yoke. These two shafts carry the printing and cutting mechanisms andalso the platens and feed rolls hereinafter described. The shaft 8 ispositively driven through the connectionswith the adding machine and theshaft 9 is driven by a gear connection with the other shaft. 1

Describing the driving connections between the adding machine and theshaft 8 and referring more particularly to Figs. 2, 3, and 4 and 6 to 8,the power to drive the attachment is taken from the power memher 510,mounted on the shaft 501 of the adding machine. As shown in detail inFig. 3, this shaft has a reduced end, received by the elongated hub 10of a sector 11, this hub bearing in the usual side frame 100 of theadding machine and extending throu h the case 3 of the machine. Theinnor on of this hub engages a plate 12 by means of cooperating clutchteeth between these parts, this plate 12 being secured by riveting orotherwise to one side of the usual arm 510 of the adding machine andhere utilized as the power member with the re sult that the oscillatinmovements of said arm are communicate to the hub 10 and sector 11. Ascrew 13 passing longitudinally through the outer end of the hub engagesthe reduced end of the shaft 501 and hold. the shoulder 10* against theside frame 100. The sector 11 is here shown as secured to the outer'endof the hub 10 and is provided with a depending arm 11" to whose lowerend is connected one end of a spring 14 whose other end is connected toa stud 15 on some fixed part of the machine. The sector 11 is formed atits upper end as a segmental gear, including the gear teeth 11" whichmesh with a shrouded pinion or gear 16, mounted to rotate freely u onthe stud 17 screwing into the inner an of the shaft 8, Fig. 4. Thispinion has a ratchet and pawl connection with thegear 18, secured to theshaft 8, such ratchet and pawl connection consisting of a ratchet wheelor disk 19 secured to one side of the pinion 16 and having a. singletooth 19', with which cooperates the pawl 20 ivoted to one side of thegear 18. Normally the point of the pawl is against the tooth of theratchet disk and when the inion is rotated b the action of the sector, tis tooth is brou t back into the same relation at the end 0 the forwardstroke of such sector, whereupon the sprin 14 against whose tension thesector move forwardly then exercises itself, with the result that theratchet tooth engages and moves the pawl together with the gear 18secured to the shaft 8, thereb imparting a com letc'rotation of said she8 and all of the' ereinafter described mountings there on. The gear 18meshes with a correspondin gear 21 mounted on the inner end of theother-main shaft 9 and such latter shaft is thereby moved in unison withthe shaft 8. In order to disable the operation of the shafts 8 and 9,in-case' it should be desired to use the adding machine qnl I employ asimple device 'or rendering t e ratchet and pawl inoperative. To thisend the pawl 20 1s held ressed to its normal or working position y meansof a fiat s rin 20 hearing against; one of its two at aces which areatright angles to each other, as clearly shewnfin Fig. 8. This pawl isprovided with a handle 20' projecting through the slot, 2"in the upperportion of the frame -plate '2 for convenient manipulation by theoperator. Full lines in Fig. 8 re resent the operative position of thepaw and the dotted lines its inoperative or disabled position. It willbe eyjldent that when the pawl is in such latter position the movementsof the adding machine will not be communicated to the attachment anyfarther than the pinion 19 and its ratchet wheel or disk and theattachment will thereby be rendered inoperative.

In order to prevent over-rotation of the shafts 8 and 9, means areemployed to stop the movements of the gears 18 and 21 at their normal orhome position, beyond which they might otherwise be carried by momentum.Referring to Figs. 7 and 8, said means, as herein shown, comprise an arm22 pivoted at 23 to the frame plate 2 and having a notch 22* adapted toengage a stud 24 projecting laterally from one side of the gear 21. Whenthe arm 22 is in its elevated position shown in Fi". 7 the gear 21 isfree to rotate but just as t iis gear completes its rotation, this arm22 is lowered to a position to engage the stud 24, as shown in Fig. 8.Normally the stud is engaged by the notch and this engagement ismaintained by a spring 25 until the sector 11 arrives at the limit ofits forward oscillation, whereupon the stud 26 thereon engages the underangular edge of the arm 22 raising the latter for a suliicient period oftime to enable the stud and gear to rotate.

'lhereupon the arm or pawl 22 drops down against a limit-pin 27 inreadiness to engage the studi'ts it approaches the home position.

Referring to the mountings upon the upper shaft 8, the printingmechanism comprises type holders 28, adjust-ably and re movably securedto the shaft 8 in suitable manner, as by means of the clamping bolt 29,Figs. 4 and 4. These type holders contain the type 30 which representthe particular marking or printing which is 'intended to be impressed o'printed upon the paper passing through thi attachment. The inkingdevice, Figs. 5 an (3, comprises the ink roller 31, of suitabliiconstruction and material and mounted to ;urn freely against the face ofthe type in the periphery of the type holders. As sho tn, this inkroller is mounted on a rod 32 supported between the side arms 33 of aframe 31 which is formed as a unit construction with the type holder 28.with the result that such unit construction can be easily adjusted alongand removed from the shaft. This frame 34 is provided with right-angleextensions 2&3

which are notcln-zll at their outer ends so as and maintain any desiredpressure of the ink roller against the type. Each plate has antCCQlltl'lC slot 36" engaging with a. camming action the reduced ends ofthe ink roll rod In order to move these plates a knob 37 is provided,with the result that when such knob and plates are moved upon down aninward or outward movement at: the ink roll is occasioned, thusgivingufly desired pressure or entirely disablingthe; inking device ifdesired. These tensioning plates are adapted to be held in the desiredadjusted position by means of a slotand bolt. connection with the arms33, such bolts being shown at 38 and the slots at 36". AS shown, in Fig.4, the hubs of the arms 33 fit upon. the shaft 8 and abut the hubportion of the type holder 28 which is secured upon such shaft asdescribed. Referring next to the cutting mechanism, the same consists ofa knife disk 39 but tressed on either side by two similar feed rollersi0 and adjustable along the shaft, therewith. Said knife disk isrotatably on gaged with a smaller disk 41, the latter haw, ing one ormore projections a1 ,adaptedto enter a hole or holes in the knife,diskandwo also having a projection 41" adapted to .fit, into a key-way8 on the shaft, Fig. 14,; T hese feed rollers and knife are secured intheir adjusted position by JHGEIHSOf the screws Upon the shaft therearises? cured at )laten 43, which is held in adjnsted'j position y meansof the set screw 44. This platen cooperates with the printing. mach-1.1. anisin (if used) on the shaft. 9, similartoz the printing mechanismalready desoribeitb but not necessarily having thesaine markings. Inaddition the shaft 8ispro-vided, with another feed roller 45 towardtheoutfit: end thereof, secured for longitudinal adjusts. ment by means ofthe set'screw 46..- 3:100

The other shaft 9 is provided within simia lar set of printingmechanism, cuttili mechanism, feed rollers, and a platen, an as theyconstruction of these parts is exactiyth same, the same referenceletters are Iemploycd. It will be seen that f f platen-due the lowershaft 9 cooperates v 1th t'heprintaing mechanism on the upper aaft 8a-ndalso: with the feed roller 45 thereof, and thiltxthi platen on theupper shaft coiipcrates witlii the printing mechanism on thelower shafh?as will as with the feed roller 45 thereof."- l urthermore'the knifedisks 39 and lilifiailld die feed rollers 40 coiiperate with eachtothni"'lhe shaft 8 has fixcd'bearings in the lliaiiv frame or yoke, but/theshaft 9 isfiniolurtnd." in. spring-pressed bearings, with the resultthat the feed rollers thereofare held yield-: at; ingly against the feedrollers upon the up err shaft. The ends of the shaft 9 are capa lei ofvertical movement in the slots or opcliii'igs ii of the main frame, andsuch shaft is. spring-pressed with the result stated by. means ofplungers 48 wntained within bores 49 of the main frame at either end ofthe shaft. These plungcrs are held pressed; against the shaft b springs50 whose tension is adjustable y means of the screws 51. Both shafts 8and 9 are held in place longitudinally by means of the movable collars52 at the outer ends thereof.

Referring to the feed table and chute and describing the particularembodiment herein shown, I form from one or more pieces of sheet metal,first a paper or check shelf or support; second, a feed-chute; third, adelivery receptacle. The pa er shelf or support indicated at 53 is provied at its inner side with a vertical flange 53 and with a back wall 58"which is here shown as continuous with the inclined feed-chute 54 alsohavin a vertical flange 54 formed as a continuation of the flange 53'.This chute is secured to a flange 1 of the oke 1 by means of the screws55. The elivery box or receptacle 56 is rovided with a front wall 56which exten s upwardly as a part of the feedchute, the same eing anintegral part or otherwise, as ma be desired or found convenient in manuacture. The feed-chute is provided at a point registering with themountings upon the two shafts 8 and 9 with a transverse opening 57,Figs. 5 and 6 and the inner edges of said opening are flanged downwardly1n order to prevent any obstruction to the paper passing along thefeedchute. At its outer side the feed-chute as well as the shelf orsupport and the delivery rece tacle are supported by means of an irrear-shaped plate or strut 58, one arm of w ich sup orts the paper shelf53, another arm of w ich extends downward and engages under receptacle56. This plate or strut is secured to the end of the lower limb of theyoke in suitable manner, as by means of the screws 59.

In order to accommodate papers of a greater width or length than thewidth of the yoke, I rovide the pa er rest, feedchute, and de iveryreceptac c with adjustable bottoms and end flanges. As shown, the papershelf 53 is provided with a movable an extensible bottom 60 having avertical flange 60 sliding along the back wall 53*. It will beunderstood that the extensible bottom 60 overlies and is slidablymounted upon the bottom of the shelf 53, the same being held thereonwith a friction supplied by means of guide-clips (Fig. 5), each of whichcomprises a block 61 secured to the under side of the movable plate orbottom 69, a bolt 62 forming a part of the block, a hollow collar 63through which the bolt passes, a. spring 64 within the collar, and aspring clip 65 through which the bolt also passes and against which thespring bears so as to force the spring clip against the under side ofthe bottom of the paper shelf 53. Thisl mentioned bottom is transverselyslotted? as to ermit of transverse movement 0 the bloc 61. In thismanner the two bottoms are held against movement or displacement, exceptas against positive force as applied when it is desired to move theextensible bottom outwardly to accommodate the paper passing through theattachment.

In like manner the feed-chute is provided with a movable extension 66and the delive receptacle with an extensible bottom 67, both of whichextensions are provided with friction means similar to those justdescribed, and therefore having similar reference characters.

In order to revent any uneven feeding of the paper t at might be causedby the overlappin peripheries of the cutting disks and a resu tinguneven cutting of the stub or coupon, I provide a presser means actingon the paper or at near its ends in advance of the action of the cuttingmechanism. As hereinaftershown, these means consist of a pair of presserdevices, Figs. 4, 9, and 10, mounted near the ends of the upper shaft 8and adapted to bear upon the paper passing through the attachment. Thesepresser device are similar in construction so that a description of onewill appl to both. Each device comprises a presser nger 68 pivoted at 69to the lower end of an arm 70 whose hub portion is secured to the shaft8 by means of the set screw 71. The finger is held spring-pressed bythe'spring 72 against the lower platen in one case and against the lowerfeed roller 45 in the othercase. The finger moreover has its forward endupwardly curved and the same is so positioned that-it will act upon theincomm paper and press, the sameagainst the pfiiten or roller before thepaper is acted u on by the cutting mechanism, with the resu t that thepaper will be held in straight line position in the attachment whilebeing acted upon by the cutting and the printing mechanism.

Descrihin a complete cycle of operation of my machine it will be assumedthat the adding machine and the attachment are in normal positionindicated in the drawings. A pile or stack of checks, bills or otherpapers to be acted upon by the machine is placed within the receivingreceptacle or shelf 53 and the amount shown on the u per-most check orthe like is set u on t e eyboard of the adding machine. his uppermostcheck is then placed in the feed chute, down which it falls until itenters the bite of the presser device and feed rollers. The addingmachine is then operated and upon the forward pull of the handle thesector 11 i moved in a clockwise direction, Fig. 2, with the result thatthe loose pinion 16 will be idly rotated. When the handle is releasedand thereby permitted to return to its normal position, the returnmovement of the parts assisted by the spring 14 will move the sector 11in an anti-clockwise direction to its normal position, during whichmovement it will rotate the pinion 16 one rotation in the oppositedirection. At this time, however, the tooth 19' of the ratchet wheel 19will engage the pawl 20 and positively move the gear 18. Inasmuch asthis gear is secured to the shaft 8, the latter will e given a singlerotation and at the same time the other shaft 9 will be correspond inglyrotated by reason of the meshing of the gears 18 and 21. Consequentlythe check or other paper will be printed upon by the printingmechanisms, one printing upon the upper surface of the bill and theother on the under surface. At the same time the bill or tatement willbe severed by the cutters 39, thereby cutting off a stub or coupon. Itwill be understood that only a single printing mechanism may be employedat a time for printing upon one side of the paper, and also that theprinting mechanism may be adapted to print any desired characters ormarkings upon the paper. In case the paper is of greater length than thewidth of the feed chute and the two receptacles when their extensionsare in their innermost positions, such extensions may be drawn outlaterally a shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. the extent being determinedby the length of the p it will also be understood that the printing andcutting mechanisms may be used conjointly as shown or independently asdesired.

The foregoing described construction is such that the attachment may bereadily applied to or removed from the adding machine, and also may bereadily adjusted as respects the printing and cutting mechanisms.Moreover, the different working parts of the attachment may bedisassembled with facility, its parts being readily removable from andinterchangeable on the two shafts 8 and 9, thereby adapting theattachment to many different forms of work requiring differentarrangements in the matter of coupon cutting or not, and the rioting onthe front or reverse side of either or both, as the case may be. \Vhenit is desired to remove any of the mountings from the shafts the entirestructure is lifted from the adding machine, whereupon the shafts may bew thdrawn upon the removal of the collars 52 and Without the removal ofany caring affixed thereto- .By reason of the escribed'formation of theframe plate 2, the attachment may be readily locked in proper place withthe proper meshing of the gears 16 and 18 by means of the ad ustingscrew 7 j and the slot connection of the upper arms of the frame platewiththe studs 5 on the side of the addingmachine.

I claim:

1. An attachment for an adding machine or the like comprising, incombination with an oscillatory driving member of said ma chine, aconcentric auxiliary drivin member relatively engagcable with andisengagrablc from such driving member throu h axial movement, a rotaryprinting coup e, and operating connections between the same and saidauxiliary driving member.

3. An attachmciit for an adding machine or the like comprising, incombination with an oscillatory driving member of said machine, aconcentric auxiliary driving mem brr rolatively engageable with anddisengageable from such driving member through axial movement, means forsecuring said auxiliary member in clutched relation to the drivingmember of the machine, a rotary printing couple, and operatinconnections between the same and said auxiliary driving member.

3. An attachment for adding machines or the like con'iprising, incombination with an oscillatory driving member thereof, an auxiliarydriving member axially alined with the same, clutch elements rotativelyconn cting said members, a clamping screw securing said elements inclutched relation, a rotary printing couple, and operating connectionsbetween the same and said auxiliary driving member.

4. An attachment for adding machines or the like comprising, incombination with a shaft thereof and an oscillating arm on said shaft, agear segment having a hub telescoped with said shaft and clutched tosaid arm, a rota'ry printin couple, and driving connections between tiiesame and said gear segment. i

5. An attachment for adding machines or the like comprising, incombination with the frame or casing of such machine, a support adaptedto be slid into engagement with the frame at a plurality of polnts so asto be vertically and horizontally sustained, with provisions forclamping said support in place, limbs rigid with and projectinglaterally from said support, a printin couple the members of which arejourna ed in said limbs, and suitable driving connections for Saidprinting couple.

6. An attachment for adding machines or the like comprising, incombination with the frame or casing of such machine a. support adaptedto be slid into engagement with the frame at a plurality of points so asto be vertically and orizontally sustained, said support having slottedarms and the frame having screw studs to occupy the slots, limbs rigidwith and projecting laterally from said support, a printin couple themembers of which are journale in said limbs, and suitable drivingconnections for said printing couple.

7. In combination with a support, a main frame, printing mechanismmounted there- .ed to be rigi in; a frame plate to which said frame issecured and which is connected with said support, said support having apair of supporting studs and a sup ort|ng Hg, and the frame plate havinginc med slots receiving the studs and an inclined portion ad ustablyconnected with said lug, and operating connections for the printinmechanism.

8. In combination wit a support, a mam frame, printing mechanism mountedtherein, a frame pate to which said frame is secured, and which isconnected with said support, said sup ort having a pair of supportingstuds an a supporting ug, and the frame late having inclined slotsreceiving the studs and an inclined portion adjustably connected withsaid lag. the inclination of said portion bein at right angles to theinclination of the s ots, and operating connections for the rintingmechanism.

9. An attac ment for adding machinesor the like comprising, incombination with the frame or casing of such machine. a supportengageable therewith and rigidly sustainable thereon at one sidethereof; horizontally projecting yoke limbs rigid upon said support andeach of U-shape and hav ing shaft bearings in its end-arms, shaftsjournaled in said pairs of bearings, respectively, printing elementsmounted upon the shafts, and suitable driving connections for thelatter.

10. An attachment for adding machines or the like comprising, incombination with the frame or casing of such machine, a support and gearhousing engageable with the same and adapted to be rigidly sustainedthereon, horizontal limbs rigid with said support, a printing couplewhose members are journaled in said limbs respectively, and gearinghoused in said support and arranged to drive said couple.

11. An attachment for adding machines or the like comprising, incombination with the frame or casing of such machine, a support in theform 0 a flanged plate or hollow casting enga eable with the same andadaptd ly sustained thereon, horizontal with said support, cpuple whosemembers hm s respectively, said support and couple.

12. An adding machine attachment including a frame, two parallel shaftsmounted to rotate therein, printing mechanisms mounted on said shaftsrespective] cooper,- atin cutting disks also mounte on said sha tsrespectively, pairs of feed rollers mounted on said shafts respectively,and clamping the disks between them, and means limbs rigid a printingare journaled'in said and gearing housed in arranged to drive said -foroperatin the shafts.

13 An a ding machine attachment includmg a shaft having a drivingconnection with the adding machine, a, frame in which the shaft ismounted, and which has a guide flange, a rotary type carrier mountedupon the shaft, parallel plates arranged on opposite sides of suchmechapism and having right angled arms, one pair of which coiipcratewith the guide flange, an ink roller mounted in the other arms, andmeans for operating the shaft.

14. An adding machine attachment including a shaft,a frame in which theshaft is mounted and which has a guide flange, a rotarv type carriermounted upon the shaft, parallel plates arranged on opposite sides ofsuch mechanism and having right angle arms, one pair of which cooperatewith the guide flange, an ink roller mounted in the other arms, meanstoward and away from the type carrier, and means for operating theshaft.

15. A printing attachment including printing mechanism, and a feedchute, comprising a fixed plate, a laterally movable plate slidablethereon, and friction device for holding said plates in engagement.

. printing attachment including printing mechanism and a paper receiver,feed chute, and delivery receptacle, said receiver, chute and receptaclehaving laterally extensible portions to accommodate different widths orlengths of paper.

17. A printing attachment for an adding machine including printingmechanism, a yoke in which such mechanism. is mounted and which isadapted to be connected with an adding machine, means for operatin theprinting mechanism, and a aper feed 0 ate having a laterally extensib elportion movable through the opening of t e yoke.

18, An attachment for adding machines or the like comprising a suitablesupportin frame, a rotary printing coulple journaled therein, one-Waydriving mec anism therefor, including an oscillating gear segment, astop for preventing overturning of the members of the printing couple,said stop normally locking the same, and a projection on the gearsegment to act upon said sto In combination, rotary printing mec anismand driving COIIDGCtIOBS therefor including a segmental gear, a inondriven b the gear, a ratchet on the inion, a s aft on which the printing'mec anism is mounted, a wheel on the latter shaft, a pawl located onthe wheel, and cooperating with the ratchet, a stud on the segmentalgear, a stud on said wheel, and a pivoted arm arranged in the path ofthe gear stud and having a slot adapted to engage the wheel stud when inits home osition to prevent overthrow of the sha 20. An attachment foradding machines or the like, comprising, in combinapon with n scilla i gdn g element th toot, an

for adjusting said roller auxiliary oscillating member driven therebyand spring returned, a rotary printing couple, and one-way drivingconnections between the latter and the printing couple, which providefor operating the latter only upon the return stroke of the oscillatingmember.

21. An attachment for adding machines or the like, comprising, in combition with an oscillatin driving element liliereof, an auxiliaryosclllating member driven thereby,

a normally locked rotary printing couple, and one-way drivingconnections between the auxiliary member and the printing couple, whichprovide for operating the latter 15 only upon the return stroke of theoscillating member, with provisions for unlocking the printing c0l1pleahead of such stroke.

FRANK C. RINSCHE.

Witnesses:

R. W. FAiRcHIm, R. Mmmm'r.

